Tag #Religious Exemptions

What is the immediate impact of Ontario's approach to vaccination exemptions during a significant measles outbreak, and how does it compare to other jurisdictions' responses?

Ontario is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in almost three decades, with 925 cases since October, including 109 last week and 69 hospitalizations. Unlike California and New York, which eliminated religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions after similar outbreaks, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer defends the province's exemption, despite the Immunization of School Pupils Act requiring vaccination for measles, mumps, and rubella.